wreck betydelse and definition

Betydelse av wreck på svenska

• 0 to destroy or badly damage something:

  • The explosion shattered nearby windows and wrecked two cars.

  • Our greenhouse was wrecked in last night's storm.

  • He has been warned that his behaviour might wreck his chances of promotion.

• 1 a vehicle or ship that has been destroyed or badly damaged:

  • Divers exploring the wreck managed to salvage some coins and jewellery.

  • The burned-out wrecks of two police cars littered the road.

  • The stress she had been under at work reduced her to a nervous/quivering wreck.

• 2 to destroy or badly damage something:

  • The explosion wrecked one house and shattered nearby windows.

  • A prison record would wreck his chances of becoming a lawyer.

• 3 a vehicle or ship that has been destroyed or badly damaged

  • We bought this old wreck of a house and fixed it up.

  • Coping with three kids and a mother in the hospital, she’s a nervous wreck.

• 4 to destroy or badly damage something:

  • Several protesters set out to wreck the company's headquarters.

• 5 to spoil a chance, plan, etc.:

  • be wrecked by sth The deal was wrecked by the recent turmoil in the debt markets.

  • Backbenchers were accused of plotting to wreck the government's plans.

• 6 something that has been destroyed or badly damaged:

  • The property is a wreck.